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Core i7-6700 vs Core i5-12600K

Core i7-6700 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2318 days newer than Core i7-6700.

Advantages of Core i7-6700

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 7% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-6700 - 131 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
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ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


FPS

122

93%

Value, €/FPS

€1.58/FPS

100%

Price, €

€192.74

100%

Value Winner

Intel Box Core Processore i7-6700, Argento

Buy for 192.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 194 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1293

53%

Multi-Core

4140

35%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo

Core i7-6700

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jul 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0xMultiplier
37.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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